CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Jan. 13, 2011) - The Board of Directors of Canadian Utilities Limited today declared a first quarter dividend of 40.25 cents per Class A non-voting (TSX:CU) and Class B common share (TSX:CU.X), a 6.6% increase over the 37.75 cents paid in each of the four previous quarters. The dividend is payable March 1, 2011, to shareholders of record on February 7, 2011.

The Board also declared the following Cumulative Redeemable Second Preferred Share Dividends:

These dividends are eligible dividends within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada).

Alberta-based Canadian Utilities Limited, an ATCO company, with more than 5,700 employees and assets of approximately $9 billion, delivers service excellence and innovative business solutions worldwide with leading companies engaged in Utilities (pipelines, natural gas and electricity transmission and distribution), Energy (power generation, natural gas gathering, processing, storage and liquids extraction) and Technologies (business systems solutions). More information can be found at www.canadian-utilities.com.

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